minutes, define a consistent policy throughout a
network, get live and instantaneous statistics, and get
granular networkwide views. Multidomain and
multivendor integrations are all built on top of a secure
platform.
From a programmability perspective, Cisco DNA Center
provides a set of REST APIs and SDKs through the Cisco
DNA Center platform that are grouped in the following
categories:
Intent API
Integration API
Multivendor SDK
Events and notificationsThe Intent API is a northbound REST API that exposes
specific capabilities of the Cisco DNA Center platform.
The main purpose of the Intent API is to simplify the
process of creating workflows that consolidate multiple
network actions into one. An example is the SSID
provisioning API, which is part of the Intent API. When
configuring an SSID on a wireless network, several
operations need to be completed, including creating a
wireless interface, adding WLAN settings, and adding
security settings. The SSID provisioning API combines
all these operations and makes them available with one
API call. This results in a drastic reduction in overall
wireless SSID deployment time and also eliminates
errors and ensures a consistent configuration policy. The
Intent API provides automation capabilities and
simplified workflows for QoS policy configuration,
software image management and operating system
updates for all devices in the network, overall client
health status, and monitoring of application health.
Application developers and automation engineers can
take advantage of this single northbound integration